Window-bead fastener



(ModeL) H. P. NEUM'BYER. W1N1'10W BEAU FASTENER.

- Patented Mar. 4, 1884.

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UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFIcE.

HORACE F. NEUMEYER, OF MAOUNGIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

WINDOW- BEAD FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 294,497, dated March 4,1884.

Application filed January 4, 1884. (Model.)

, To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HORACE F. NEUMEYER, of Macungie, in the county ofLehigh and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and ImprovedWindow-Bead Fastener, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription. 1

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved device forfastening window-beads to the casing in such a manner that they can beremoved and replaced and fastened readily. n

The invention consists in the combination, with a screw held ii.- theend of an aperture in the window'frame, of a bolt passed through thebead and providedat the inner end with hooks, which bolt is turned toengage the hooks with head on the screw at the end of the aperture;

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in allthe figures.-

Figure 1 is a longitudinal elevation of my improved window-beadfastener, showing how it is used. Fig. 2 is a crosssectional view on theline :0 m, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective. view of the bolt. I

A bolt, A, is provided at one end with a milled head, B, and at theopposite endwith a tubular head, 0, having a transverse slit, D, formingtwo prongs, each of which has one end recessed to form two hoolcprongs,E, on the end of the bolt. The head 0 is of greater diameter, so as toform an annular shoulder; a. Behind the head B the bolt is provided withan enlargement, B, which forms an annular shoulder, 12. A hole, F, 'ismade transversely through the bead G, and a hole, H, is made in'acorresponding position in the window-casing J, at the inner end of whichhole a screw, K, is held, which is provided with a cross-head, L, thethickness of which is such that the head can pass in between the prongsformed on the head 0, and the height of the head is such that the headcan pass into the notches of the hooksE. A brad or pin, M, is driventhrough the bead G in such a manner that it rests on the bolt A,adjoining the shoulder 1), so that if the bolt A is withdrawn theshoulder a will strike against the brad M, and thus prevent withdrawingthe bolt entirely from the hole F, but'will permitwithdrawing the boltto such an extent that it does not project from the inner surface of thebead, thus permitting to slide the bead outward fromthe casing andparallel with the side of the said casing. After the bead has beenplaced against the casing, the bolt A is pushed inward until the head Lon the screw K passes between the hook-shanks of the projecting head 0.The bolt is given a quarter-turn, so as to cause the ends of the head Lto pass into the notches'of the hooks E and turn the screw K, thushol'ding the bolt in place and holding the bead against the casing. Thebead can thus be fastenedon the casing or released from the same veryreadily.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device for fastening window-beads, consisting of a bolt provided atits inner end with two hook-shanks, substantially as herein shown anddescribed.

2. In a device for fastening window-stop beads, the bolt A, providedwith the milled head B and the head 0, having two hooks, E, and with theshoulders at and b, substantially as herein shown and described.

3. The combination, with a screw held in the end of an aperture in thesash-frame, and provided with a cross-head, of a bolt passed through thebead, which bolt is provided at its inner end with two hooks,substantially as herein shown and described. 4. The combination, with ascrew, K, having a head, L, and held in the end of the aperture in thewindow-casing, of the bolt A, provided with hooks E at its inner end,and with shoulders a b, and of the brad or pin M, passed through thebead G, substantially as herein shown and described.

HORACE F. NEUMEYER.

